International Finance Magazine writes about the Amazon Vision Fund in Colombia The Tropical Forest Alliance 2020, an initiative hosted by the World Economic Forum, is joining forces with the Government of Colombia to launch a multistakeholder platform of businesses, civil society organizations and donor agencies to protect over 60 million hectares of Amazon rainforest within its […]

On November 28-29, GGGI organized a series of workshops in Bogota on November 28th and 29th, as part of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and the Energy Planning Unit (UPME) efforts towards the development and commercialization of waste to energy projects in the country. The event gathered government representatives, financial institutions, project developers […]

On November 29, 2017, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (PNG) jointly kicked off a two-day workshop on accessing climate finance today in Port Moresby. Attendees included representatives from across government; from sectors including transport, planning, urban development, water, mineral resources, energy, agriculture, environment, forestry and academia. […]

It was a busy week for the development of the National Green Energy Fund (NGEF) in Vanuatu. On November 22nd and 24th, GGGI and the Government of Vanuatu (GoV) held NGEF technical workshops in Luganville and Port Vila where different topics were discussed such as Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency technologies and several financing options. […]

On November 23, under the theme of Green Energy – Energizing A Sustainable World, GGGI and Hanwha Q CELLS, a global solar power company, jointly organized a forum to discuss how fast the world can thrive on 100% renewable energy. Participants from Australia, China, Germany, the Republic of Korea, Norway and the UK gathered in Seoul to take […]

On November 21, 2017, in Manila, a GGGI delegation, led by Mr. Per Bertilsson – GGGI Assistant Director General, presented the report on “Case Study on Best Green Business Practices among MSMEs in the Food Processing Industry of the Philippines” to the Philippines Department of Trade and Industry represented by Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya of the […]

  During the morning of 14 November, GGGI in partnership with Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Ministry of Urban Development, and the Ministry of Population and Environment launched the Green Municipality Development Program, in Kathmandu, Nepal. The launch marked the official start of what will be a long-term program, designed jointly by the […]

16 & 17 November 2017 Tivaouane is one of the three pilot cities identified by the Government of Senegal (GoS) to implement Guidelines & Roadmap for the development of green secondary cities. The different phases of a Green City Development Strategy requires an inclusive approach with the participation of all key actors of the city. […]

  Hermosillo, Sonora, November 9, 2017   The state government of Sonora (Mexico) officially installed its Green Growth Cabinet today, further demonstrating the province’s commitment to be at the forefront of subnational green growth planning and implementation. Earlier in May 2017 the state Governor, Mrs. Claudia Pavlovich, and GGGI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]

By Annawati van Paddenburg, Deputy Director/Head of Sustainable Landscapes, IPSD, GGGI It is high time to prioritize peat! Good functioning healthy peatland ecosystems have been underrated in terms of the value they bring to mitigating climate change. The very first Global Peatlands Assessment: Smoke on Water – Countering global threats from peatlands loss and degradation […]